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110 lines
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abstract: 'Water is critically important to the livelihoods of more than I billion
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people living on less than \$1 a day, particularly for the 850 million
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rural poor primarily engaged in agriculture. In many developing
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countries, water is a major factor constraining agricultural output, and
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income of the world''s rural poor. Improved agricultural water management
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can contribute to poverty reduction through several pathways. First,
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access to reliable water improves production and productivity, enhances
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employment opportunities and stabilizes income and consumption.
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Secondly, it encourages the utilization of other yield-enhancing inputs
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and allows diversification into high-value products, enhances nonfarm
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outputs and employment, and fulfils multiple needs of households. Third,
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it may contribute either negatively or positively to nutritional status,
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health, societal equity and environment. The net impact of agricultural
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water management interventions on poverty may depend individually and/or
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synergistically on the working of these pathways. Improved access to
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water is essential, but not sufficient for sustained poverty reduction.
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Investments are needed in agricultural science and technology, policies
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and institutions, economic reform, addressing global agricultural trade
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inequities, etc. But how best to match the agricultural water management
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technologies, institutions and policies to the needs of the
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heterogeneous poor living in diverse agro-ecological settings remains
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unclear. This article provides a menu of promising pathways through
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which agricultural water management can contribute to sustained poverty
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reduction. (C) 2009 Published by Elsevier B.V.'
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affiliation: 'Namara, RE (Corresponding Author), Int Water Management Inst, IWMI Reg
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Off Africa, PMB, CT 112, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana.
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Namara, Regassa E., Int Water Management Inst, IWMI Reg Off Africa, PMB, Cantonments,
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Accra, Ghana.
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Namara, Regassa E., Int Water Management Inst, Subreg Off W Africa, PMB, Cantonments,
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Accra, Ghana.
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Hanjra, Munir A., Charles Sturt Univ, Int Ctr Water Food Secur, Bathurst, NSW 2795,
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Australia.
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Ravnborg, Helle Munk, Danish Inst Int Studies, Nat Resources \& Poverty Res Unit,
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DK-1401 Copenhagen K, Denmark.
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Smith, Lawrence, Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol \& Med, Ctr Environm Policy,
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London, England.
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Van Koppen, Barbara, So Africa Reg Program, Int Water Management Inst, ZA-0127 Pretoria,
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South Africa.'
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author: Namara, Regassa E. and Hanjra, Munir A. and Castillo, Gina E. and Ravnborg,
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Helle Munk and Smith, Lawrence and Van Koppen, Barbara
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author-email: r.namara@cgiar.org
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author_list:
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- family: Namara
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given: Regassa E.
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- family: Hanjra
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given: Munir A.
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- family: Castillo
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given: Gina E.
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- family: Ravnborg
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given: Helle Munk
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- family: Smith
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given: Lawrence
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- family: Van Koppen
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given: Barbara
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1016/j.agwat.2009.05.007
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eissn: 1873-2283
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files: []
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issn: 0378-3774
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journal: AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT
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keywords: Irrigation; Investments; Livelihoods; Multiple uses; Water rights
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keywords-plus: 'IRRIGATION; SUSTAINABILITY; EXTERNALITIES; INEQUALITY; ECONOMICS;
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IMPACTS; MODEL'
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language: English
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month: APR
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number: 4, SI
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number-of-cited-references: '76'
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pages: 520-527
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papis_id: 8a20d2338ac33646a29d035d1ee8d552
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ref: Namara2010agriculturalwater
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times-cited: '117'
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title: Agricultural water management and poverty linkages
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type: Article
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unique-id: WOS:000274758000005
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '48'
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volume: '97'
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web-of-science-categories: Agronomy; Water Resources
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year: '2010'
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